My friend had a young BMC bitch dropped off in her yard by one of her dad's ex girlfriends. The ex claimed that she was spayed and would be back for her. Apparently the ex found her wandering around a neighborhood. She was extremely timid when they found her.
About a month later, the cur went into heat. My friend has like 10 acres with a pond, so the cur was outside most of the time and so she didn't realize that the cur had went into heat till it was far too late. The only intact male on the property was her young saint bernard whom she is waiting to neuter until he's a year and a half(delayed neutering in giant breeds helps ensure that the growth plates on their joints close fully and therefor helps to prevent or minimize hip/elbow displasia). She is very responsible with her animals, and if she had known that the Cur was still intact the two would have never been around each other unsupervised.
By the time she realized the Cur was pregnant, it was too late for an emergency spay. Or at least in our eyes it was, as it would essentially entail killing puppies that were already partially developed. My friend was freaking out though about what to do with them, as she already had 3 older fosters and a pup she was bottle feeding, so I offered to take the mama and care for her and the puppies until they all find homes, and then have her spayed(for real this time! >.<) and find her a home as well.
She whelped last Monday(August 29th), and gave birth to 13 puppies! *Runs around screaming thinking about how big half saint puppies are going to be in 7 weeks* They will likely be pretty big dogs, as the daddy is 110lbs(and still growing!) and mama is prolly 40lbsish. So on the small end, large lab size, and on the bigger end, Rottie or possibly even small saint sized. Daddy is a pet quality saint, and doesn't have the correct head or jowls for the breed, so the pups arn't gonna be big droolers and wont be super bulky either.
Mama is sweet, loyal, smart, and very protective of the yard(typical black mouth cur temperament). Daddy is mellow and a total sweetheart with all baby things. He helps my friend raise her orphaned foster puppies/kittens from the shelter.
All of the puppies are varying shades of brown/tan with rich black masks. Most of them have a snip of white on their noses and a few have thin blazes as well. A few have white paws/chests/tail tips in varying degrees, depending on the pup.
Right now, I'm just hoping to use every means necessary to get these guys networked and out in the open for potential puppy adopters to see, and trying not to think about what my food bill is going to be with 13 puppies, one mama dog, and two full grown saint bernards of my own in this house. Actually, my show boy isn't full grown yet, but he's on a diet due to pano(basically growing pains), so he's not eating as much right now, lol.
So if anyone is interested, or knows someone who might be, please send me a message! I am an amateur dog trainer(hoping to attend a technical school after I've had this baby(5 months pregnant atm) to get my certification), so the pups will be taught the basics of sit and loose leash walking while they are very young and have a good foundation for obedience. Some of these pups are for sure going into a program for mobility assistance service dogs, but not all of them will make the cut, so there will be plenty available for pet homes too. They will have their shots up to date and dewormed before leaving, and you will have to sign a spay/neuter agreement to adopt one. Adoption fee will prolly be around $50 max, but definitely not over that, really just to cover a few expenses.
Here are pics!
Mama:
Daddy:
